. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . )risoners of war,particularly at Camp Douglas (Chicago), at JohnsonsIsland, and Camp Cliase (Columbus, Ohio). Tliose whohave seen Confederate troops in the held and Confederateprisoners of war in the Xorth can testify to the fact thatin general the latter were clothed better than the prisoners in the Xorth were always supplied wit
. Prisoners of war and military prisons; personal narratives of experience in the prisons at Richmond, Danville, Macon, Andersonville, Savannah, Millen, Charleston, and Columbia ... with a list of officers who were prisoners of war from January 1, 1864 . )risoners of war,particularly at Camp Douglas (Chicago), at JohnsonsIsland, and Camp Cliase (Columbus, Ohio). Tliose whohave seen Confederate troops in the held and Confederateprisoners of war in the Xorth can testify to the fact thatin general the latter were clothed better than the prisoners in the Xorth were always supplied withclothing commensurate with their needs. It is also gener-ally familiar to those who had knowledge of prisoners ofwar that exchanged rebel prisoners were objects of envyto their comrades in the rebel army, on account of theirbetter physical appearance and dress. While the UnitedStates government was thus dealing out clothing with nounstinted hand, the Confederacy not only never suppliedthe Union prisoners with any tiling but a few rotten, rag-ged, lousy blankets, but a[>i»ropriated to its own use sup- iiiiir ^■iiiir;iriTi;ii;i!ii!i!iB^ - i liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.
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